Janelle Solviletti Senior Arlington Catholic
The Senior from Arlington Catholic is one of the most improve runners in the State, chopping over a minute off of her 5k time. She won a narrow victory saturday holding off a late surge from Sutton's Jessica Cardin. Solviletti's time was 18:59 less than a second seperated her and Cardin for the 1st place title. She will no doubt place much higher than last years 15th place Eastern Mass finish.
Allen Shiu Junior Newton South
The Junior from Newton South had a breakthrough race Saturday winning the Division I Junior/Senior Division of the MSTCA Coaches Invitational. Shiu ran a personal best time of 16:22, finishing twenty seconds ahead of his cross town rival Mike Schlichting from Newton North. Earlier in the season Shiu finished 10th at the Ocean State Invitational, and 4th place at both the Wachusett Invitational and the Dual County League Championships.